Defamation
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Opinion
What I wish Linda Reynolds would say, instead of suing Brittany Higgins
It seems that sometimes the most important question is so often forgotten: what is the most decent thing to do?
- by Julia Baird
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‘I carry the guilt’: Reynolds breaks down over airing Kitching warning of political firestorm
Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds also doubled down on claims the political firestorm surrounding former staffer Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape led to the death of Labor’s Kimberley Kitching.
- by Jesinta Burton
Alienation of middle class from litigation a justice system ‘failure’
One of the country’s most prominent judges has labelled the affordability of litigation as a justice system “failure”, revealing he is troubled by a lack of trust in the courts.
- by Riley Walter
National Anti-Corruption Commission raided home of Bruce Lehrmann
Search warrants seen by this masthead show officers were authorised under the Crimes Act to search for “documents concerning any submarine deal”.
- by Olivia Ireland
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‘He was stitching me up’: Reynolds lashes attorney-general on the stand over Higgins settlement
Liberal senator Linda Reynolds has defended her decision to leak confidential legal letters to the media and her “catty” correspondence with Bruce Lehrmann’s barrister.
- by Jesinta Burton
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‘I never agreed to being locked down’: Reynolds defends leaking top-secret letter
Linda Reynolds has defended her decision to leak a top-secret letter about the compensation claim levelled by former staffer Brittany Higgins, insisting she never agreed to being “locked down” by the Commonwealth.
- by Jesinta Burton
‘This is difficult’: Reynolds’ shock testimony about political firestorm of 2021
Linda Reynolds took a break from questioning after recalling a warning from late Victorian senator Kimberley Kitching that Labor intended to “rain hell” on her over Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape – before making the extraordinary claim the saga led to Kitching’s death.
- by Jesinta Burton
‘This is aggravation’: Reynolds’ lawyer threatens to add fresh post to Higgins’ defamation rap sheet
Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds’ lawyer has accused Brittany Higgins of aggravating conduct after she posted the cover of a book about silencing women alongside the words “Pertinent reading” as the former minister entered the witness box.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Senator Linda Reynolds ‘cast as villain’ in fictional tale of political cover-up, court told
It was a story of an alleged rape in the halls of Parliament House and a covert cover-up, and like all “fairytales” WA Senator Linda Reynolds’ lawyer Martin Bennett told the Supreme Court, it simply needed a villain.
- by Jesinta Burton
Reynolds v Higgins: Trial begins in Linda Reynolds’ pursuit of vindication
For years, she has found herself in the firing line over the then-government’s handling of her former staffer Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation. Now, the trial begins in Linda Reynolds’ battle for vindication.
- by Jesinta Burton
Bruce Lehrmann enlists new lawyer for defamation fight
The former Liberal staffer is seeking to overturn a damning Federal Court defamation decision that concluded he raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.
- by Michaela Whitbourn